Automobile lap-robe.



5.1. 5011111111127. AUTGMOBILE LAP ROBE. APPLICATION FILED 0CT.31, 1912.

Patented' Dec. 15, 1914.

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SOLOMON I. SCHWARZ, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

AUTOMOBILE LAP-ROBE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

Application led cto'ber 31, 1912. Serial No. 728,788.

To all whom it may Concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON I. SCHWARZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Automobile Lap-Robes,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is an improved lap robe and combination of lap robe andovershoes, particularly adapted for use by the drivers of automobiles.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of partsshown in the drawing and hereinafterv described and definitely pointedout in the claim.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a rear view of the lower part of a lap robein which the invention is embodied, when the overshoes arey hanging bythe tapes from the pockets in which they are ordinarily contained. Fig.2 is an enlarged rear view of a part of the lower end of the lap robewith a part of the rear layer of material broken away, to show theovershoe and tape in a pocket. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view inthe plane of line 3 3 on Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a sectional side viewwhich shows the relative position of the lower end of the robe and theovershoe when in use.

The lap robe A is, or may be of ordinary construction, Xcept that nearthe lower edge thereof are two pockets B, B,y which open downward atpoints adjacent to said lower edge. The lap robe as shown is made of twolayers of material a, al, which are united by stitching along theirmarginal edges, except for two short stretches at which they are leftdisconnected so as to form openings to the pockets B. These pockets aremerely spaces between the two layers, the size and shape of which spaceis determined by a row or rows of stitching b which connects the twolayers of material. The mouths of the pockets may be closed by means ofsuitable catches F1, which may be of any'construction suitable fortemporarily connecting together the two disconnected layers of material.The pockets are made of such size that each will receive a flexibleovershoe C which may be of any suitable construction. A fieXible tape Dis associated with each pocket and each overshoe. Each of these tapes isconnected to the robe within and near the upper end of the will or maysubstantiallyA rest upon the door 'j of the vehicle when the driversfoot so rests. At the same time there is such flexibility in theconnection between the over'- shoeand the robe that the foot of thedriver is allowed allV of the freedom of motion required in driving thecar without causing any substantial movement of the lower edge of therobe, such as will move it out of a desired protecting position. Thetapes are moreover made of two easily detachable parts d, all. That isto say, there is a short piece all which is Xed to the toe of theovershoe; and these two parts are provided with suitable means wherebythey can be easily connected, as shown in the drawing, or disconnectedso as to allow the driver to leave they car and wear the shoes. If theovershoes employed are iieXible cloth slices, they will, when in thepocket, occupy so little room that the robe will be, to all intents andpurposes, of ordinary construction and adaptability for use. 1When it isdesired to use the shoes in connection with the robe the driver may openthe pockets and pull out the shoes and put themen.

Having described my invention, I claim: A lap robe having a pocket whichopens downward and at a point adjacent to the lower edge of the robe, anovershoe adapted to be put into said pocket, means for clos.'- ing themouth of the pocket, and a iieXible tape which is connected at its upperend tothe robe and extends from its said point of connection looselydown throughand out of said pocket, the lower end of said tape beingconnected with the toe of said overshoe.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afx my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

Witnesses:

A. J. HUDSON, N. O. HUBBARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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